Nelson Mandela's timeline , achievements and turning points

18 July 1918 - born at Qunu, Umtata
1944 - helped found the ANC Youth League
By the late 50s - had to resign from the ANC and work underground
1952 - opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
In the late 50s - was charged with treason and proved to be victorious
1962 - has been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison
1990 - Mandela's release from prison
1993 - was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1994 - was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State of South Africa
1994-1999 - was a President
2013 - died

Achievements:

1952-  becoming chief of this local tribe and opening the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
1993- was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1994-1999 - was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa.

Turning Points:

1- had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.
2- massacre of 63 black South African's changed the whole political climate.
3- The majority of Black South Africans had little opportunities either Economic or Political.
4- helped to keep other men's spirits high and never compromised his political principles when  offered earliest release.
5- Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela's release in 1990.

Fred Hallow's timeline

1929 - born in NewZeland

1960 - got a job in Australia

1965 - was head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital

1970 - helped launch a national program to attach eye disease in Aboriginal Australians

1980 - was traveling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries

1989 - was dying of cancer

1993 - died